Darkroom Workshop: Developing Color Film

In this workshop, you will learn a central step in analog photography: developing your color film (C-41).

We will focus entirely on the practical process — from opening the cartridge in complete darkness to the finished, drying negative strip.

You will learn how to mix chemicals and develop your film cleanly and safely. For all those who finally want to stop sending their films to the lab and develop them independently at home.

Topics & Content:

Introduction to the darkroom

Film preparation & working in the dark

Spooling onto the reel

Developer, stop bath, blix: mixtures & sequence

Determining development times

Washing & wetting agent

Drying & handling after development

Avoiding errors: scratches, light leaks, spots

Duration:

approx. 2.5 hours

Participants:

1-2 people

Prerequisites:

Prior knowledge not strictly necessary, but it is useful to have already developed a black and white film yourself.

→ one exposed color film (35mm or 120) is required

Dates are arranged individually.